For the important IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, the Arun Jaitley Stadium was painted yellow by MS Dhoni supporters, and the crowd went wild with cries of “Dhoni, Dhoni” after the CSK captain won the toss on May 20.
CSK are well-positioned to make the playoffs. Second-placed CSK under Dhoni will play their final league match against the Delhi Capitals later today (Saturday) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. If they win, they will go to the playoffs.
They have a win to move to the next round and have 15 points after 13 games. However, if the Yellow Army fails to secure a victory, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians will have a good chance to surpass the Super Kings.
Danny Morrison Uses Sign Language To Know What MS Dhoni Wants To Do After Winning Toss Due To Crowd Noise
While many fans and analysts feel this is Dhoni’s final IPL season, the keeper-batter has kept his options open. During the toss, the crowd went crazy with chants of Dhoni, Dhoni after the CSK skipper won the toss on May 20.
Dhoni immediately declared after winning the toss that CSK would bat first, but the noise of the crowd prevented New Zealand commentator Danny Morrison from hearing him. Morrison had to resort to using sign language to ask Dhoni his choice amidst the raucous crowd at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Here is the video:
Danny Morrison and MS Dhoni at the toss always means entertainment guaranteedpic.twitter.com/2bbG2c3SWY
— MahiEra (@themahiera) May 20, 2023
“We will bat first. I think that is what we are here for. We are trying to win each and every game since the beginning. We are playing with the same XI. We don’t make many changes, we are happy with the balanced side we have. Day game and heat are one of the factors and it slows down as the match progresses, hence we are batting first. I think we are trying to do that, we tell the youngsters as well. We have good games and bad games as well. We shouldn’t have the hangover and take it to the next game, so hence we need to get up fresh and ready for the next one,” MS Dhoni said after winning the toss at Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Playing XIs:
Delhi Capitals: David Warner(c), Philip Salt(w), Rilee Rossouw, Yash Dhull, Aman Hakim Khan, Axar Patel, Lalit Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Chetan Sakariya, Khaleel Ahmed, Anrich Nortje
DC Impact subs: Mukesh Kumar, Prithvi Shaw, Praveen Dubey, Ripal Patel, and Abhishek Porel
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
CSK Impact subs: Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subranshu Senapathi, Shaik Rasheed, and Akash Singh